Norfolk and Suffolk Area Review College annex August 2017 Contents1 City College Norwich 3 East Norfolk Sixth Form College 5 Easton and Otley College 6 Great Yarmouth College 8 Lowestoft College 10 Lowestoft Sixth Form College 12 Paston Sixth Form College 13 Suffolk New College 14 The College of West Anglia 15 West Suffolk College 16 1 Please note that the information on the colleges included in this annex relates to the point at which the review was undertaken. No updates have been made to reflect subsequent developments or appointments since the completion of the review. 2 City College Norwich Type: General further education college Location: The college is based in Norwich, Norfolk Local Enterprise Partnership: New Anglia LEP Principal: Corrienne Peasgood Corporation Chair: Matthew Colmer Main offer includes: The college offers technical and A level provision across 11 subject sector areas to 16 to 18 year olds and adults Apprenticeships Employer-led learning Higher education Programmes for 14-16 year olds Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the City College Norwich website Specialisms: Aviation engineering; engineering; health and social care; supported learning and specialist provision for those with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD); hospitality, travel and tourism; digital, creative, performing arts and media; construction Partnerships: The college is a member of the TEN Group, which is a federated structure comprising the college, The University Technical College Norfolk, City Academy Norwich, Wayland Academy Norfolk, Wayland Junior Academy Watton, Fakenham Academy Norfolk and Attleborough Academy Norfolk, supported by Norfolk Educational Sevices, a shared service company The college is also a key partner in the development of the International Aviation Academy, Norwich A member of the New Anglia Colleges Group The college receives funding from: 3 Education Funding Agency Skills Funding Agency Higher Education Funding Council For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was: £38,167,000 Ofsted inspections: The college was inspected in February 2013 and was assessed as good 4 East Norfolk Sixth Form College Type: Sixth-form college Location: The college is based in Gorleston, Great Yarmouth Local Enterprise Partnership: New Anglia LEP Principal: Catherine Richards Corporation Chair: Lorna Anderson Main offer includes: The college offers BTEC and A level provision across 10 subject sector areas to 16 to 18 year olds and adults Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the East Norfolk Sixth Form College website Specialisms: A level and BTEC provision Partnerships: A member of the New Anglia Colleges Group The college receives funding from: Education Funding Agency Skills Funding Agency For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was: £8,233,000 Ofsted inspections: The college was inspected in October 2016 and was assessed as good 5 Easton and Otley College Type: Specialist agriculture and horticulture college Location: The college is based on two campuses, one in Easton near Norwich, Norfolk and the other at Otley near Ipswich, Suffolk Local Enterprise Partnership: New Anglia LEP Principal: David Henley Corporation Chair: Sally Bendall Main offer includes: The college offers technical provision across 6 subject sector areas to 16 to 18 year olds and adults Apprenticeships Employer-led learning Higher education Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Easton and Otley College website Specialisms: Agriculture, horticulture and animal care; leisure, travel and tourism; and preparing for life and work Partnerships: A member of the New Anglia Colleges Group The college receives funding from: Education Funding Agency Skills Funding Agency Higher Education Funding Council For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was: £22,788,000 Ofsted inspections: 6 2 The college was inspected in September 2016 and was assessed as good 2 Easton and Otley College was inspected by Ofsted in May 2017 and publication of the report is expected at the end of June. 7 Great Yarmouth College3 Type: General further education college Location: The college is based in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Local Enterprise Partnership: New Anglia LEP Principal: Stuart Rimmer Corporation Chair: Rob Evans Main offer includes: The college offers technical provision across 11 subject sector areas to 16 to 18 year olds and adults Apprenticeships Employer-led learning Higher education Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Great Yarmouth College website Specialisms: Engineering and manufacturing and provision to support the offshore and onshore energy sector Partnerships: A member of the New Anglia Colleges Group The college receives funding from: Education Funding Agency Skills Funding Agency Higher Education Funding Council For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was: £12,973,000 3 The college is now a campus of East Coast College 8 Ofsted inspections: The college was inspected in October 2013 and was assessed as good Notice of concern: The college is subject to a notice of concern issued by the Skills Funding Agency 9 Lowestoft College4 Type: General further education college Location: The college is based in Lowestoft, Suffolk Local Enterprise Partnership: New Anglia LEP Principal: Jason King was interim principal at the time of the area review Corporation Chair: Tina Ellis Main offer includes: The college offers technical provision across 10 subject sector areas to 16 to 18 year olds and adults Apprenticeships Employer-led learning Higher education Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Lowestoft College website Specialisms: Engineering and manufacturing and provision to support the offshore and onshore energy sector Partnerships: A member of the New Anglia Colleges Group The college receives funding from: Education Funding Agency Skills Funding Agency Higher Education Funding Council For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was: £14,249,000 4 The college is now a campus of East Coast College 10 Ofsted inspections: The college was inspected in April 2016 and was assessed as requires improvement Notice of concern: The college is subject to a notice of concern issued by the Skills Funding Agency 11 Lowestoft Sixth Form College Type: Sixth-form college Location: The college is based in Lowestoft, Suffolk. Local Enterprise Partnership: New Anglia LEP Principal: Yolanda Botham Corporation Chair: David Bye Main offer includes: The college offers A level, BTEC and GCSE provision to 16 to 18 year olds Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Lowestoft Sixth Form College website Specialisms: The college offers a broad range of A levels and BTEC courses Partnerships: A member of the New Anglia Colleges Group The college receives funding from: Education Funding Agency Skills Funding Agency For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was: £3,163,000 Ofsted inspections: The college was inspected in April 2015 and was assessed as good 12 Paston Sixth Form College Type: Sixth-form college Location: The college is based in North Walsham, north east Norfolk Local Enterprise Partnership: New Anglia LEP Principal: Kevin Grieve Corporation Chair: Nicola Lucking Main offer includes: The college offers A level and BTEC provision across 5 subject sector areas to 16 to 18 year olds and adults Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Paston Sixth Form College website Specialisms: Academic A level and BTEC provision Partnerships: A member of the New Anglia Colleges Group The college receives funding from: Education Funding Agency Skills Funding Agency For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was: £4,799,000 Ofsted inspections: The college was inspected in December 2015 and was assessed as good 13 Suffolk New College Type: General further education college Location: The college is based in Ipswich, Suffolk Local Enterprise Partnership: New Anglia LEP Principal: Viv Gillespie Corporation Chair: Roger Fern Main offer includes: The college offers technical provision across 10 subject sector areas to 16 to 18 year olds and adults Apprenticeships Employer-led learning Higher education Details about the college offer can be reviewed on the Suffolk New College website Specialisms: Construction (including civil engineering), engineering, childcare, sport Partnerships: A member of the New Anglia Colleges Group The college receives funding from: Education Funding Agency Skills Funding Agency Higher Education Funding Council For the 2014 to 2015 academic year, the college’s total income was: £19,899,000 Ofsted inspections: The college was inspected in November 2015 and was assessed as requires improvement 14 The College of West Anglia Type: General further education college Location: The college is based in Kings Lynn in Norfolk and Wisbech and near Cambridge in Cambridgeshire Local Enterprise Partnership: New Anglia LEP and Greater Cambridgeshire and Greater Peterborough LEP Principal: David Pomfret Corporation Chair: Sharon Cambridge Main offer includes: The college offers technical and A level provision across 12 subject sector areas to 16 to 18 year olds and adults Apprenticeships Employer-led learning Higher education Details about the college offer can be reviewed on The College of West Anglia website Specialisms: Engineering and electro-technical; land based provision; childhood studies, pre-primary